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Should You Learn To Sew?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Learning to sew takes time and equipment. A super short history of sewing. In many parts of the US, people learned to sew as part of their life skills – from parents or family or schools. Although Mom didn’t sew much (she did mend), she made sure I took Home Ec in high school. Clothing is cheap, sewing is not.

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Gender Inequality in 2014

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We took Home Economics (translate that to cooking and sewing class) instead of shop. If you went to college, did you see huge marketing efforts directed at female sports team events? Were there any female sports team events? Female Entrepreneurs: How to Be a Start Up Queen Should You Learn To Sew? We still wear stilettos.

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